Matty McNeil
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew McNeil | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Woodley Sports | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2002 | Stalybridge Celtic | 11 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Runcorn | 30 | (7) |
| 2003–2006 | Hyde United | 142 | (47) |
| 2006 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Macclesfield Town | 35 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Stockport County | 41 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Southport | 19 | (5) |
| 2011– | Chester | 24 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 7 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Matthew "Matty" McNeil (born 14 July 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Chester as a striker.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Non-League
Born in Manchester, McNeil began his career with non-league club Woodley Sports before signing for Stalybridge Celtic in 1999 and also played for Runcorn and Hyde United, where he was Hyde's supporters player of the year for two years in succession.[1]
[edit] The Football League
Following a successful two-month loan spell, he signed a permanent contract with League Two side Macclesfield Town in June 2006,[2] and made 35 league appearances in the 2006–07 season, scoring four goals. He was offered a new contract at Macclesfield but joined Stockport County in July 2007, where manager Jim Gannon said of him, "He has all the qualities we want. He's very strong, hard working and well equipped for his role."
He made 22 appearances for Stockport, scoring six goals, before injury interrupted his 2007–08 season.[3][4] He returned to feature briefly in Stockport's final game of the season, coming on as a substitute for the final few minutes of their Wembley play-off victory.
He was offered a new twelve-month contract by Stockport, but the first half of his 2008–09 season also turned out to be plagued by injury. After being sent off shortly into the second match of the season, McNeil suffered a knee injury in training and missed the remainder of August, all of September and the first half of October. He returned to face Colchester on 18 October, scoring in the first half but being hospitalised with a head injury by a clumsy challenge in the second half.[5] After a further month out through injury, McNeil returned to the first team for a spell of games in November, before a recurrence of a back problem forced him to limp out of the pre-match warmup for an FA Cup tie against Gillingham on 9 December, and spend the next six weeks on the sidelines.[6]
[edit] Return to non-League
McNeil signed for Southport on 12 May 2010 after being released from Stockport County earlier on in the year.[7] He signed for Northern Premier League outfit Chester in June 2011, after his release from Southport the previous month.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "McNeil seals Macclesfield loan". BBC Sport. 2 March 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/4768234.stm. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ "Stockport sign up striker McNeil". BBC Sport. 13 June 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/6749805.stm. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ "McNeil suffers setback". Football.co.uk. 13 June 2007. http://www.football.co.uk/stockport_county/mcneil_suffers_setback_260907.shtml. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ "Hernia operation for McNeil". Stockport Express (M.E.N. Media). 16 January 2008. http://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/news/s/1032203_hernia_operation_for_mcneil. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ McNeil out of Dons clash StockportCounty.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011
- ^ Stockport vs Gillingham StockportCounty.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011
- ^ Kirkbride, Phil (12 May 2010). "Southport FC sign Matty McNeil". Southport Visiter. http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-sport/2010/05/12/southport-fc-sign-matty-mcneil-101022-26435113/. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Banks, Jeff. "McNeil signs for the Blues". chesterfc.com. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chesterfootballclub/news/mcneil-signs-for-the-blues-319452.html. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Manchester
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Woodley Sports F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Runcorn F.C. Halton players
- Hyde F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- Conference National players
- The Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
